Watford have no intention of selling Odion Ighalo next month – even though the Hornets’ £37million-rated striker is out of favour.

Ighalo has been dropped to the bench for the last two games after scoring just six goals in the calendar year 2016, but manager Walter Mazzarri does not want the Nigerian international to leave Vicarage Road.

Watford rejected a £35m bid from Manchester United last January, and a monster £37.5m offer from Chinese club Shanghai SIPG in the summer, and Mazzarri said: “I would not be happy to see him go – Ighalo is a player I like very much and I trust him.